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Firefighters were still working monitoring and controlling hot spots at the business while officials conducted a news conference Monday afternoon. Assistant Fire Chief Joe Uselding said investigators are still looking into how the fire started.

Firefighters rang five alarms, and more than 30 agencies in surrounding areas assisted in the fire.

“The scope of the incident was large,� Uselding said. “We wouldn’t have been able to handle this with just Whitewater resources.�

The main body of the fire was contained by 3 a.m., Uselding said. 

“When the bulk of the fire was knocked down, we started working on maintaining hot spots,� he said. 

Firefighters likely would continue monitoring the site in the coming days, Uselding said.

Nobody was on-site when the incident happened, and no employees or firefighters were injured, authorities said.

Whitewater City Manager John Weidl said Monday afternoon additional updates could be expected in the next 24 to 48 hours, said City Manager John Weidl.

JohnÃÛèÖÊÓƵ provides waste and recycling collection in Whitewater and the surrounding communities. 

In an update posted to the businessÃÛèÖÊÓƵ website, the company pledged to keep its pickup schedule despite the fire, though some scheduling changes might result.

"All routes will remain on their scheduled service day for the entire week of January 9th," the update read in part. "Please note that service times may vary and that some recycling routes might be collected before the garbage routes."